<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div><div style="color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:arial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:12pt"><div style="RIGHT: auto"><span style="RIGHT: auto">"Caroline, or Change" at Schenectady Light Opera Company (SLOC).<br><br>Corie Rowe, Director<br>Michael Lotano, Music Director<br><br>Audition dates this November :<br><br> Monday, November 18, 2013 7pm<br>Tuesday, November 19, 2013 7pm<br>Thursday, November 21, 2013 - Call Backs<br><br>Performance Dates: <br>Friday, February 7, 2014 - Opening Night Party<br>Saturday, February 8, 2014 - Late Night Cabaret<br>Sunday, February 9, 2014 <br>Thursday, February 13, 2014<br>Friday, February 14, 2014<br>Saturday, February 15, 2014 - Late Night Cabaret<br>Sunday, February 16, 2014Show times: Thurs, Friday and Saturday performances at 8PM, Sunday performances at 2PM. <br>See breakdown below!<br><br>Please Join us for Auditions- prepare 32 bars of any traditional
<br>showtune or something in the style of the show. Please bring sheet <br>music for the pianist. <br><br>Overview: The musical is set in 1963 in<br> Lake Charles, Louisiana during the American civil rights movement, <br>November–December 1963, encompassing the time of the assassination of <br>John F. Kennedy.<br><br><br>Caroline Thibodeaux is a black maid for a<br> Jewish family, the Gellmans, spending her days in their dank basement <br>doing the laundry for the pitiful sum of $30 a week. The Gellmans' young<br> son, Noah, has a strong emotional connection to Caroline, a single <br>parent who remains stoic amid the sweep of change she sees around her. <br>Regardless of the circumstances, whether it is the death of a president,<br> her daughter's growing activism and misunderstood dismissal of what she<br> perceives to be Caroline's choice to remain a maid, her son's <br>enlistment in Vietnam, a fight with a newly college-bound friend, or a
<br>spin with the dryer, Caroline remains unflappable. She provides <br>stability during Noah's grief at his mother's death from cancer, and her<br> constant anger appeals to his constant sorrow. Noah's new stepmother <br>Rose, unable to give Caroline a raise, enlists Caroline's help in a plan<br> to teach Noah a lesson about leaving change in his pants pocket. Rose <br>tells Noah and Caroline that Caroline should keep the money Noah leaves <br>in his pockets. Caroline loathes the unintended humiliation of taking <br>money from a child—but her own children lack money for toys, sweets, <br>dentistry, and Christmas presents, and she is late with the rent because<br> her salary has gone toward two special meals for her children. As an <br>experiment and while fantasizing to exchange his isolating family for <br>the imagined compassion of hers, Noah deliberately leaves money in his <br>pockets, dreaming that Caroline's family now talk about his generosity
<br>over dinner.<br><br><br>The lesson goes awry when the ownership of a <br>$20 bill is contested in the laundry, and Caroline's relationship with <br>eight year-old Noah is irrevocably ruptured. After a week of reflection,<br> with deep regret for harsh words spoken in anger, Caroline decides to <br>return to her dehumanizing work as a maid. In a furious and broken <br>prayer to God, she acknowledges that she'll never escape her <br>circumstances, and she vows to crush her soul so that she can resist the<br> pride that would grant her change but cost her the money that she needs<br> to support her family. Against a background of the death of JFK, the <br>Vietnam war, and the non-violent direct action protests organized by <br>Martin Luther King, the tide of change continues to define Caroline's <br>place in history, a working mother, bearing up under a broken marriage, <br>economic hardship, and racial inequality. Forever a maid, her tragic
<br>destiny sears the memories of the two parted principals. The tragedy is <br>ultimately offset by an epilogue, a heroic solo sung by her daughter <br>Emmie, laying claim to the hope and determination for a better life for <br>Caroline's appreciative and proud children.<br><br>CAST:<br>Caroline Thibodeaux: 39-year old African-American maid for the Gellmans, a middle-class Jewish family<br>Noah Gellman: The Gellman's 8-year old curious, sympathetic, and neurotic son<br>Rose Stopnick Gellman: Noah's concerned new stepmother from New York City, marries Stuart after his first wife's death<br>Stuart Gellman: Professional clarinet player and Noah's father, mourning the loss of his wife<br>Emmie Thibodeaux: Caroline's 16-year old free-sprited daughter, supporter of Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights movement<br>Dotty Moffett: Friend of Caroline and fellow maid, takes night classes at the University<br>The Washing Machine: Domestic appliance portrayed by
an actor, cleans <br>clothes for the Gellmans and pushes Caroline to move forward in life<br>The Dryer: Domestic appliance portrayed by an actor, torments Caroline throughout the show<br>The Radio: Domestic appliance portrayed by a Supremes-like trio, serves as a Greek Chorus for the show<br>The Moon: Portrayed by an actor, is a calming and healing presence throughout the show<br>The Bus: Portrayed by an actor, is the primary source of transportation for the African-American characters in the show<br>Mr. Stopnick: Rose's father, a conservative Jewish man from New York City<br>Grandpa and Grandma Gellman: Noah's Grandparents, Stuart's parents<br>Jackie Thibodeaux: Caroline's young son<br>Joe Thibodeaux: Caroline's young son<br><br>CAROLINE THIBODEAUX Works as a maid to the Gellman family. She is a <br>divorcee with four children and resistant to change in the world. <br>Bitter, tired, devoted.<br>Range: E3 - E5<br><br>DOTTY MOFFETT <br>Caroline’s
high-spirited friend and fellow maid. A drinker and smoker, <br>she is routinely admonished by Caroline for her behavior.<br>Range: F3 - D5<br><br>EMMIE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s only daughter and the second of four children. Observant, rebellious, outspoken.<br>Range: F3 - F5<br><br>GRANDMA GELLMAN Stuart’s mother and Noah’s grandmother. She is <br>concerned for her son’s melancholy and an admirer of his new wife.<br>Range: G3 - E5<br><br>GRANDPA GELLMAN Stuart’s father and Noah’s grandfather. He is aloof to the changes occurring in the South.<br>Range: G3 - E5<br><br>JACKIE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s son. Though he is older than Joe, he is more sweet and naïve.<br>Range: A3 - D5<br><br>JOE THIBODEAUX Caroline’s son. Though he is the baby of the family, he is outspoken and skeptical.<br>Range: B3 - D5<br><br>MR. STOPNICK Rose’s father from New York City. A politically progressive man with dissenting opinions.<br>Range: F3 -
E5<br><br>NOAH GELLMAN The son of Caroline’s employer, Stuart Gellman. Shy, <br>forgetful, and looks to Caroline for comfort and distraction.<br>Range: G3 - E5<br><br>ROSE STOPNICK GELLMAN An old friend of the Gellman's and Stuart’s new wife. She has recently moved to the South.<br>Range: G3 - E5<br><br>STUART GELLMAN Noah’s father and Rose’s new husband. He is also <br>Caroline’s employer. He has trouble connecting to his son and new wife.<br>Range: B3 - G5<br><br>THE BUS Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Can double as The Dryer.<br>Range: G3 - B5<br><br>THE DRYER Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Can double as The Bus.<br>Range: E3 - C6<br><br>THE MOON Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story.<br>Range: B3 - A5<br><br>THE RADIO Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story. Played by
three women.<br>Range: G3-F5<br><br>WASHING MACHINE Part narrator, part friend, and part subconscious to Caroline and her story.<br>Range: G3 - E5<br> <br>Michael McDermott, Producer<br><var id="yui-ie-cursor"></var></span></div></div></div></blockquote></body></html>